Case Study Houses

The Case Study Houses were experiments in American residential architecture sponsored
by Arts & Architecture magazine, which commissioned major architects of the day,
including Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood, Charles and Ray Eames,
Pierre Koenig, Eero Saarinen, A. Quincy Jones, Edward Killingsworth, and Ralph Rapson
to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes for the United States residential
housing boom caused by the end of World War II and the return of millions of soldiers.

The program ran intermittently from 1945 until 1966. The first six houses were built by
1948 and attracted more than 350,000 visitors. While not all 36 designs were built, most of
those that were constructed were built in Los Angeles, and one was built in San Rafael,
Northern California and one in Phoenix, Arizona. Of the unbuilt houses, #19 was to have The Stahl House, Case Study House #22
been built in Atherton, in the San Francisco Bay Area, while #27 was to have been built on
the east coast, in Smoke Rise, New Jersey.

A number of the houses appeared in the magazine in iconic black-and-white photographs by architectural photographer Julius Shulman.
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Arts & Virtual
Number Name Architect(s) Publication Constructed Status Address City Architecture Globetrotting
PDF link link
CSH#1 (htt
p://www.arts
J. R. February andarchitect
1 1945 Unbuilt
Davidson 1945 ure.com/cas
e.houses/pdf
01/01.pdf)

CSH#1 (htt
10152 p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
J. R. February Toluca Los andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
1 1948 Extant
Davidson 1948 Lake Angeles ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Avenue e.houses/pdf 40624/)
01/01-2.pdf)

CSH#2 (htt
Sumner p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
Spaulding August 857 Chapea andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
2 1947 Extant Pasadena
and John 1947 Road ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Rex e.houses/pdf 40634/)
01/02.pdf)
CSH#3 (htt
William p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
March 13187
Wurster and Los andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
3 1949 Demolished Chalon
Theodore 1949[1] Road
Angeles ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Bernardi e.houses/pdf 40627/)
01/03.pdf)

CSH#4 (htt
Exhibit:
p://www.arts
Museum of
Greenbelt Ralph September andarchitect
4 1989 Contemporary
House Rapson 1945 ure.com/cas
Art of Los
e.houses/pdf
Angeles
01/04.pdf)

CSH#5 (htt
p://www.arts
Loggia Whitney R. andarchitect
5 April 1946 Unbuilt
House Smith ure.com/cas
e.houses/pdf
01/05.pdf)
CSH#6 (htt
p://www.arts
Richard October andarchitect
6 Omega Unbuilt
Neutra 1945 ure.com/cas
e.houses/pdf
01/06.pdf)

CSH#7 (htt
6236 North p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
Thornton Deerfield San andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
7 July 1948 1948 Extant
Abell Gabriel ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Avenue[2] e.houses/pdf 55042/)
01/07.pdf)

CSH#8 (htt
p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
203
Eames Charles and December Pacific andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
8 1949 Extant Chautauqua
House Ray Eames 1949 Palisades ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Boulevard
e.houses/pdf 40440/)
01/08.pdf)
VGT (http://vi
CSH#9 (htt rtualglobetrotti
Charles p://www.arts ng.com/map/
205
Entenza Eames and Pacific andarchitect 40663/), VGT
9 July 1950 1949 Extant Chautauqua
House Eero Palisades ure.com/cas (http://virtualg
Boulevard
Saarinen e.houses/pdf lobetrotting.co
01/09.pdf) m/map/4044
0/)

10 Kemper October 1947 Significantly 711 South Pasadena CSH#10 (htt VGT (http://vi
Nomland and 1947 Altered[3] San Rafael p://www.arts rtualglobetrotti
Kemper Avenue[4] andarchitect ng.com/map/
Nomland, Jr. ure.com/cas 40635/)
 e.houses/pdf
01/10.pdf)
CSH#11 (htt
p://www.arts
540 South
J. R. West Los andarchitect
11 July 1946 1946 Demolished Barrington
Davidson Angeles ure.com/cas
Avenue
e.houses/pdf
01/11.pdf)

CSH#12 (htt
p://www.arts
Whitney R. February andarchitect
12 Unbuilt
Smith 1946 ure.com/cas
e.houses/pdf
01/12.pdf)

CSH#13 (htt
p://www.arts
Richard andarchitect
13 Alpha
Neutra
March 1946 Unbuilt[5] ure.com/cas
e.houses/pdf
01/13.pdf)
CSH#15 (htt
p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
4755 La
J. R. January andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
15 1947 Extant Lasheart Cañada
Davidson 1947 ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Drive Flintridge
e.houses/pdf 40623/)
01/15.pdf)

CSH#16 (htt
p://www.arts
9945
Rodney February Beverly andarchitect
16 1947 Demolished Beverly
Walker 1947 Hills ure.com/cas
Grove Drive
e.houses/pdf
01/16.pdf)

CSH1953 (ht
tp://www.arts VGT (http://vi
Salzman Craig 1811 Bel andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
16B June 1953 1953 Extant Bel-Air
House Ellwood Air Road ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
e.houses/pdf 40617/)
01/1953.pdf)
CSH#17 (htt
7861 p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
Rodney Woodrow Los andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
17A July 1947 1947 Extant
Walker Wilson Angeles ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Drive e.houses/pdf 57147/)
01/17-1.pdf)

CSH#17 (htt
p://www.arts
Remodeled 9554
Craig Beverly andarchitect
17B March 1956 1956 Beyond Hidden
Ellwood Hills ure.com/cas
Recognition Valley Road
e.houses/pdf
01/17-2.pdf)

CSH#18 (htt
p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
199
West Rodney February Pacific andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
18A 1948 Extant Chautauqua
House Walker 1948 Palisades ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Boulevard
e.houses/pdf 40691/)
01/18-1.pdf)
CSH#18 (htt
p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
Remodeled 1129
Fields Craig Beverly andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
18B June 1958 1958 Beyond Miradero
House Ellwood Hills ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Recognition Road
e.houses/pdf 40691/)
01/18-2.pdf)

CSH#19 (htt
p://www.arts
September andarchitect
19A Don Knorr Unbuilt
1947 ure.com/cas
e.houses/pdf
01/19.pdf)

20A Stuart Richard December 1948 Extant 219 Pacific CSH#20 (htt VGT (http://vi
Bailey Neutra 1948 Chautauqua Palisades p://www.arts rtualglobetrotti
House Boulevard andarchitect ng.com/map/
ure.com/cas 40692/)
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01/20-1.pdf)

CSH#20 (htt
p://www.arts
C. Buff, C. 2275 Santa
Bass November andarchitect
20B Straub, D. 1958 Extant Rosa Altadena
House 1958 ure.com/cas
Hensman Avenue
e.houses/pdf
01/20-2.pdf)
CSH#21 (htt
p://www.arts
Richard andarchitect
21A May 1947 Unbuilt
Neutra ure.com/cas
e.houses/pdf
01/21-1.pdf)

CSH#21 (htt
9038 p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
Walter
Pierre February Wonderland Los andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
21B Bailey 1958 Extant
Koenig 1959 Park Angeles ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
House
Avenue e.houses/pdf 40613/)
01/21-2.pdf)

VGT (https://
CSH1950 (ht
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tp://www.arts
rg/web/20090
Raphael December 1080 Ravoli Pacific andarchitect
1950 1950 Remodeled 107173044/htt
Soriano 1950 Drive Palisades ure.com/cas
p://virtualglob
e.houses/pdf
etrotting.com/
01/1950.pdf)
map/55044/)
CSH#22 (htt
p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
1635
Stahl Pierre Los andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
22 June 1960 1960 Extant Woods
House Koenig Angeles ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Drive
e.houses/pdf 24390/)
01/22.pdf)

Extant (23A 2329 (C[7]), CSH#23 (htt

and 23C), p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
Killingsworth, 23B 2342 (A[8])
andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
23 Triad Brady, Smith March 1961 1960 Remodeled and 2343 La Jolla
ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
& Assoc. Beyond (B[9]) Rue e.houses/pdf 40645/)
Recognition[6] de Anne [10] 01/23-1.pdf)

CSH#24 (htt
A. Quincy p://www.arts
Jones and December andarchitect
24 Unbuilt
Frederick E. 1961 ure.com/cas
Emmons e.houses/pdf
01/24.pdf)

CSH#25 (htt
p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
Killingsworth, Naples,
Frank October 82 Rivo andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
25 Brady, Smith 1962 Extant Long
House 1962 Alto Canal ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
& Assoc. Beach
e.houses/pdf 40637/)
01/25.pdf)
CSH#26 (htt
p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
Beverley 177 San
Harrison January San andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
26 "David" 1963 Extant Marino
House 1963 Rafael ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Thorne Drive
e.houses/pdf 55048/)
01/26.pdf)

CSH#27 (htt
p://www.arts
Campbell andarchitect
27 June 1963 Unbuilt
and Wong ure.com/cas
e.houses/pdf
01/27.pdf)

CSH#28 (htt
Case p://www.arts VGT (http://vi
91
Study C. Buff and December Thousand andarchitect rtualglobetrotti
28 1966 Extant Inverness
House D. Hensman 1965 Oaks ure.com/cas ng.com/map/
Road
No. 28 e.houses/pdf 40639/)
01/28.pdf)
Apt 1 Alfred N. September 1964 Extant 4402 28th Phoenix, CSApts#1 (h VGT (http://vi
Beadle and 1964 Street Arizona ttp://www.art rtualglobetrotti
Alan A. sandarchitec ng.com/map/
Dailey ture.com/ca 40639/)
se.houses/p
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01.pdf)

CSApts#2 (h
ttp://www.art
Killingsworth, sandarchitec
Apt 2 Brady, Smith May 1964 Unbuilt ture.com/ca
& Assoc. se.houses/p
df01/CSA_0
02.pdf)

Notes
1. "Case Study House #3, Orinda, CA, 1947" (https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb2779n7k4/). Online Archive of
California. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
2. "case-study" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160507214303/http://www.aialosangeles.org/maps/case-study.html#.V2l
9rvkwjRY). www.aialosangeles.org. Archived from the original (http://www.aialosangeles.org/maps/case-study.html#.
V2l9rvkwjRY) on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
3. "City of Pasadena Historic Preservation Commission" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160917092835/http://ww2.cityof
pasadena.net/planning/meetings/posts/Historic%20Preservation%20Posts/2013/08052013/San%20Rafael_S711_08
0513_cofa_pn_CLR.pdf) (PDF). Archived from the original (http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/planning/meetings/posts/Hi
storic%20Preservation%20Posts/2013/08052013/San%20Rafael_S711_080513_cofa_pn_CLR.pdf) (PDF) on 2016-
09-17.
4. "City of Pasadena Historic Preservation Commission" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160917092835/http://ww2.cityof
pasadena.net/planning/meetings/posts/Historic%20Preservation%20Posts/2013/08052013/San%20Rafael_S711_08
0513_cofa_pn_CLR.pdf) (PDF). Archived from the original (http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/planning/meetings/posts/Hi
storic%20Preservation%20Posts/2013/08052013/San%20Rafael_S711_080513_cofa_pn_CLR.pdf) (PDF) on 2016-
09-17.
5. CSH #13 was unbuilt, but has been identified with Neutra's Gordon Wilkins House (1949) in Pasadena. See:
Lamprecht, Barbara (February 11, 2004). "The Mystery of Case Study House No. 13" (http://www.allbusiness.com/con
struction/4360438-1.html). Architecture. AllBusiness.com. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
6. "City of San Diego Historical Resources Board" (https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/planning/program
s/historical/pdf/2013/staffreports/hrb13017mtng130425.pdf) (PDF).
7. "Triad (Case Study House #23C) | Los Angeles Conservancy" (https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/triad-case-stu
dy-house-23c). www.laconservancy.org. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
8. "Triad (Case Study House #23A) | Los Angeles Conservancy" (https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/triad-case-stu
dy-house-23a). www.laconservancy.org. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
9. "City of San Diego Historical Resources Board" (https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/planning/program
s/historical/pdf/2013/staffreports/hrb13017mtng130425.pdf) (PDF).
10. "Modern San Diego" (https://web.archive.org/web/20130524033655/http://www.modernsandiego.com/EdKillingswort
h.html). Archived from the original (http://www.modernsandiego.com/EdKillingsworth.html) on 2013-05-24. Retrieved
2013-05-30.

Further reading
Entenza, John (January 1945) "Announcement: The Case Study House Program (http://www.artsandarchitecture.co
m/case.houses/pdf01/csh_announcement.pdf)". Arts and Architecture
McCoy, Esther. "Case Study Houses". 2nd edition. 1 June 1977, ISBN 978-0912158716, Hennessey & Ingalls
Smith, Elizabeth A. T. (10 June 1989). Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses.
Cambridge: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0262692137.
Smith, Elizabeth and Peter Goessel (12 January 2002). Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program,. Taschen.
ISBN 978-3822864128.
Smith, Elizabeth A. T. (30 June 2006). Case Study Houses. Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8228-4617-9.
Travers, David (January 2006) "About Arts & Architecture (http://www.artsandarchitecture.com/about.a&a.html)" Arts &
Architecture website - accessed March 3, 2009

External links
Case Study House Program of Arts & Architecture (http://www.artsandarchitecture.com/case.houses/index.html)
Article interviewing Rodney Walker's sons (http://www.docomomo-us.org/replicas_of_case_study_house_16_article)
Info on CSH and Shulman at KCET (https://web.archive.org/web/20080814051609/http://www.kcet.org/explore-ca/we
b-stories/shelter/shulman/facts_houseprogram.php)
Info on Case Study House 26, San Rafael (http://www.casestudyhouse.com)
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